Men admit trying to tunnel into jewellery shop
Summary
Three men admitted to planning a burglary by digging a tunnel from a massage parlour into a jewellery shop in south London. They are linked to multiple jewellery store break-ins across London, with stolen items worth over £700,000.Key Facts
- The three men are Ioan Asafeti (39), Laurentiu-Daniel Nitisoara (38), and Sergiu Plastin (42).
- The attempt happened on Mitcham Road in Tooting, south London, on 17 July.
- Police found a hole dug through a wall connecting a massage parlour to the jewellery shop, along with burglary tools.
- Nitisoara was caught on body camera and arrested in a nearby alley.
- Asafeti was found hiding on a rooftop.
- Plastin was arrested at Stansted Airport while trying to leave for Ireland.
- The gang used tunnelling to bypass security and were linked to several jewellery thefts in London from May to July.
- Police investigations suggest connections to similar crimes in Europe.
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